Sewing-machine attachment.



L. PENNY.

SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. I6. 1915.

Tfiwfiwu Patented Dec. 5,1916.

LULA PENNY,

OF WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA.

SEWING-MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 19th.

Application filed August 16, 1915. Serial No. 45,681.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LULA PENNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilson, in the county of Wilson and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Machine Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sewing-machine attachments, and'the main object of my invention is the provision of an attachment particularly designed for use in millinery work, for stitching closely to and securing properly the wire or cord in the rim of ladies hats.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an attachment which may be adjusted to throw the foot on either right or left of needle.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a presser foot with curved edges or sides making it possible to stitch close to wire or cord inside a circle.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an attachment of the character and for the purposes stated which can be instantly applied and removed; which will perform its work in a rapid, efficient and practical manner and which will be very simple, inexpensive and durable.

To attain the objects stated my invention consists of a sewing machine attachment embodying novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, substantially as shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hat brim, attachment, and part of a sewing machine, showing the operation'of the attachment. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the outer face of the completed or stitched hat brim, with the attachment shown in its relation to the stitching or line of threads. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the attachment and bar to which it is attached, the bar being broken away to show. the attaching means. Fig. 4: is a perspectiveview of a portion of hat brim in which the presser foot is attached on right side of needle showingstitching close to cord on left to produce wide edge. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the attachment and bar to which it is attached, and Fig. 6 is a front elevation thereof.

I In the drawings the letter A, designates the arm of the sewing machine, B the G would which thread, C the thread guide, D the reciprocating needle bar, E the needle carried thereby, and F the bar or post to which the presser foot is usually attached.

y device acts after the manner of the presser foot and consists of the vertical arm 1r, having its upper end provided with a pair of kerfs H, to receive the securing screw J, to adjustably connect the attachment to the post F. The device is further formed with the foot G, arranged at a right angle to the arm G and having in each edge a needle guiding recess G In stitching wire in edge of brim the foot is adjusted to left of needle E.

In use the arm G is screwed to the post F, and the foot G rests after the manner of the usual presser foot, upon the free edge K, of the hat brim K, the needle forming the narrow stitch L, as in Figs. 1 and 2, or the wider stitch M, as in Fig. 4, and forming a hem or pocket to confine the wire or cord N. In making the narrow hem, the needle would be guided in the outer recess G while in making the wider hem the inner recess guide the needle and the edges of the foot G are preferably curved to insure the best results and the proper binding or hemming. In stitching cord in fold M, the foot is adjusted to right of needle showing the bulk of hat on left or out side of machine.

It will be noted that the foot may be in stantly adjusted to the right or left of the needle; also that a wide or narrow hem may be produced; and that the curved edges of the foot lie close to the stitching line and accommodate the curve of the brim, to se cure the best results in a rapid manner.

It will thus be seen that I provide a device of extremely simple and inexpensive construction, which can be quickly applied and which will prove highly eflicient and desirable in millinery work, by reason of its ease of operation, rapidity andefliciency and will prove a saving in time, labor and expense.

I claim:

1. An attachment consisting of an adjustable presser foot adapted for stitching on right or left of said foot, means for adjusting said presser foot consisting of a binding screw on the presser foot bar and slots in the presser foot to be engaged by the binding screws on said presser foot bar.

of a foot portion the presser foot.

2. In combination With the presser foot bar of a sewing machine, of an attachment secured to the resser foot bar, consisting having needle guides on opposite sides thereof, and an arm having slots near its upper end for adjustment to In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

LULA PENNY.

itnesses G. W. GRADY, LEWIS D. GIDDENS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

